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'''Gordon Chadwick''' (1936 - ) is a noted American industrial designer. He was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], and studied design at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He worked for architect [[Victor Gruen]], and in 1964 founded his own practice. He designed [[Chadwick Modular Seating]] (1974), and with [[Bill Stumpf]] designed the [[Equa 1]] (1984) and the [[Aeron chair]] (1994), all for [[Herman Miller (office equipment)|Herman Miller]].<ref> |
'''Gordon Chadwick''' (1936 - ) is a noted American industrial designer. He is best known as the co-designer (with [[Bill Stumpf]]) of the [[Aeron chair]] (1994), for [[Herman Miller (office equipment)|Herman Miller]]. |
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==History== |
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Gordon Chadwick was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], and developed an interest in furniture making from his grandfather, a cabinetmaker. Don Chadwick studied design at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He worked for architect [[Victor Gruen]], and in 1964 founded his own practice. He designed [[Chadwick Modular Seating]] (1974), and with [[Bill Stumpf]] designed the [[Equa 1]] (1984) and the [[Aeron chair]] (1994), all for [[Herman Miller (office equipment)|Herman Miller]].<ref> |
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Known for designing his furniture using conventional tools, without computer assistance, he recently designed the [[Chadwick chair]] for [[Knoll (company)|Knoll]]. His Office/Studio, |
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Don Chadwick & Associates, is located in [[Santa Monica, California]]. |
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==Awards== |
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[[Time magazine]], Design: ''Best of the Decade'' for ''Equa chair'', 1990 |
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IBD Gold Award for ''Equa chair'', 1984 |
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IBD and IDSA awards for casegoods, 1980 |
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The Governor's Award, Design Michigan Exhibition, 1977 |
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Award for Design Excellence, ID magazine, 1970, 71, 73, 74 |
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== Notes == |
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Revision as of 22:04, 24 September 2011
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Gordon Chadwick (1936 - ) is a noted American industrial designer. He is best known as the co-designer (with Bill Stumpf) of the Aeron chair (1994), for Herman Miller.
History
Gordon Chadwick was born in Los Angeles, California, and developed an interest in furniture making from his grandfather, a cabinetmaker. Don Chadwick studied design at the University of California, Los Angeles. He worked for architect Victor Gruen, and in 1964 founded his own practice. He designed Chadwick Modular Seating (1974), and with Bill Stumpf designed the Equa 1 (1984) and the Aeron chair (1994), all for Herman Miller.[1] Business Week Magazine and Industrial Designers Society of America awarded Design of the Decade to the Aeron chair in 1999. [2] Known for designing his furniture using conventional tools, without computer assistance, he recently designed the Chadwick chair for Knoll. His Office/Studio, Don Chadwick & Associates, is located in Santa Monica, California.
Awards
Time magazine, Design: Best of the Decade for Equa chair, 1990 IBD Gold Award for Equa chair, 1984 IBD and IDSA awards for casegoods, 1980 The Governor's Award, Design Michigan Exhibition, 1977 Award for Design Excellence, ID magazine, 1970, 71, 73, 74
Notes
- ^ Knoll. "Don Chadwick" (HTML). Knoll. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ Industrial Designers Society of America. "Ergon Chair: 1976" (HTML). idsa.org. Retrieved 2009-07-08. [dead link]